Breeds locally: now rare and local resident in open grasslands,
much reduced from former range. Some disperse to the coast in fall &
winter where they occur in coastal dunes and smaller grasslands that do
not support breeders

Likely breeds locally & erratically: irregular resident in
oak woodlands of south MTY; more widespread in irruptive years when a few
reach the coast in fall & winter. Confirmed breeding evidence still
lacking

Breeds widely: "Red-shafted" types are fairly common residents
of wooded country; many more arrive in fall & winter throughout, including
a fair percentage of intergrade flickers and a few "Yellow-shafted" types
from eastern North American populations

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for more information on the status & distribution of birds
in Monterey County,
see Monterey Birds 2d ed.
by Don Roberson

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